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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: So, the contractor is responsible for baling.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: Is it correct that there are set fees that are charged to farmers for collection, namely, €50 to bring the waste to the bring centres or €100 for on-farm collection?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: So, the difference between what the contractor is paid and the cost to the farmer goes to the IFFPG directly. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: Yes, but the IFFPG keeps the remainder. That is what I am saying. The remainder is kept for the organisation's administration and associated costs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: Does it happen that the IFFPG does not have contractors to collect a certain amount of waste?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: Is it possible that farmers could be accessing a service outside of the process that Mr. Moloney has just outlined?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: It would be hard to imagine how any independent contractor could be financially viable, considering that Mr. Moloney's organisation collects the levy at the point of sale, which would be a huge subsidy, for want of a better term, in terms of the collection fees.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: Representatives of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications are appearing before the committee next. I note, from the figures submitted by the Department to the committee on the indigenous waste infrastructure that was utilised, that in my own home town of Carrickmacross, ADN Material collected 925 tonnes, AES in Littleton, to which the Chair alluded earlier, collected...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: What proportion of waste will be sent abroad this year, in comparison to last year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: I mentioned two plants at Carrickmacross and Littleton. How many other plants are contracted this year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: It would represent a substantial increase in capacity on the part of the two Irish plants to be able to compensate for the 18,500 tonnes that Walker Recycling was taking in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: Finally, in the long term, does Mr. Moloney think it is sustainable or appropriate for us to be exporting two thirds of our farm plastic waste?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: That concludes my questioning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: Before we begin the next session, I suggest that either the Chairman or a member of his choosing might put whatever questions need to be put to Mr. Walker. They are fairly self-evident but I want to ensure we will have enough time to deal with the Department afterwards, given that many questions have arisen out of this session.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: I will try to put this in a context that non-farmers might understand by comparing it to something similar I might experience in my life. If I am buying a new fridge, I can leave the old fridge with the guy I am buying the new fridge from and he has the responsibility for disposing of it safely. It is a similar situation if I am buying new tyres for my car.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: It is very different in this instance. Farmers pay €160 per tonne. That goes to one company but that company does not have an obligation to ensure that the product is safely disposed of and recycled. The company has an obligation for 70% of that material and therein lies the problem. I was taken aback by some of the comments considering the IFFPG is a not-for-profit organisation....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: Has this scheme been stress-tested against EU competition law? We heard earlier about private collectors who are essentially doing the same job as the IFFPG but do not receive any portion of the levy that is mandatory for those who are purchasing the product.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: There is an issue in terms of local or smaller collectors and the scale that would be operated. We can assume none of those collectors would be anywhere close to the IFFPG. The difficulty I have is that far from being a polluter-pays system where producers have responsibility, producers are instead being let off the hook. They collect the levy from farmers but once it goes outside the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: I will reiterate the point that the difficulty I have with the scheme is that a company, a not-for-profit company but a company nonetheless, is getting €160 for every tonne of plastic that is sold without having the obligation even to attempt to collect it all. There is no obligation on the company to collect it all. The scheme, therefore, de facto recognises that a significant...
- Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Jun 2021)
Matt Carthy: I want to clarify that Deputy Fitzmaurice wishes to speak in this section as well. Is he on the list?